Hector Crawford

Date of Birth

14-August-1913

Place of Birth

Melbourne
(Victoria, Australia, Oceania)

Nationality

Australia

Profession

Television Producer

Hector Crawford CBE AO was an Australian radio and television producer. He and his sister Dorothy Crawford founded Crawford Productions, which was responsible for many iconic programs and initiated the careers of a number of notable Australian actors and entertainers. His influence on the Australian entertainment industry was immense and enduring, and one obituary described him as "one of the best-known and most respected names in the history of Australian entertainment".